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- From: thantos@runic.via.mind.org (Paul Williams [SysOp])
- Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
- Subject: Re: internet newsgroup reading via .QWK packets
- Message-ID: <P16FwB1w165w@runic.via.mind.org>
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 92 10:25:13 EST
- References: <X6HcwB6w165w@visavis.cam.org>
- Organization: Runic Writings / Lawrenceville, GA
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- abolins@visavis.cam.org (August Abolins) writes:
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- > gburton@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Garland O Burton) writes:
- >
- > > is there a way to use the bbs type qwk packets for internet mail
- > > capturing and replying? it seems like some wiz kid could hack
- > > an adaptation of a Tomcat like mail system that all of the internet
- > > sites could institute. why keep all of these phone lines tied up?
- > >
- > > does this make sense to anyone else?
- >
- > Makes sense to me. But I guess the concept never crossed the unix mind.
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- Yeah, makes perfect sense, the only problem is the implementation
- sucks the big wanger. QWK packets have limited size fields for
- To Addresses (none), From, and Subject, not to mention all the
- other header info in a Usenet message. If you just put it all in
- the body of the message, why bother?
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